It takes the average reader 7 hours and 57 minutes to read Calendar Boy by Austin Mitchell
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These are the highly controversial memoirs of Austin Mitchell, local TV star of the 1970s and MP for Great Grimsby.Austin was the poster boy for Calendar TV at a time when local television had a much greater impact than national TV and its stars were the celebrities of the day. Austin charts his career path and reveals how he fell into his role at Yorkshire Television and went on to become its most popular presenter. He reveals the truth behind some of the most popular moments in TV history, including the infamous spat between Brian Cough and Don Revie. Austin also reveals the massive difference between the politically correct obsessed journalistic world of today and that of the 1970s.After his television career, Austin went on to serve as MP for Great Grimsby taking over the seat in 1977. He is still MP today, but has announced that he will not stand at the next general election.Calendar Boy will be a highly entertaining read for anyone who remembers the glory days of Calendar and wants to learn about the truth behind working life at a hugely popular TV prgramme that many tried to imitate but never bettered.
Calendar Boy by Austin Mitchell is 466 pages long, and a total of 119,296 words.
This makes it 157% the length of the average book. It also has 146% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 51 minutes to read Calendar Boy aloud.
Calendar Boy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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